Lydia Zara Matthews

1927 - 2017

MATTHEWS, Lydia Zara Laws, age 89, of Estill Springs, Tennessee, departed this life on Friday, May 12, 2017, at Laurel Oaks Retirement Home in Winchester following an extended illness. Ms. Matthews was a homemaker. She was born on Oct. 10, 1927, to the late General Gaston Law and Emma Irene Farmer Law in Moultrie, Georgia. She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Gail Ferguson of Estill Springs and Janet Elaine Peterson of Manchester, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. A graveside service was conducted on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at 4 p.m. at the Hopewell Church Cemetery in Moultrie, Georgia with Bro. Sonny Pinchard officiating. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to one of the following: the Estill Springs Methodist Church, Laurel Oaks Retirement Home or Amedisys Hospice. Cobb Funeral Home in Moultrie, Ga. is in charge of arrangements in Georgia. Grant Funeral Services is in charge of local arrangements, 103 Peters Rd., Estill Springs, TN 37330, 649-3585. Send online con-dolences to www.grantfuneralservices.net